ALAMOSA

How ALAMOSA compares

With 53 MW of capacity, ALAMOSA ranks 45th among the 114 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Colorado and 18th of the 21 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 1.0% of Colorado's operating Natural Gas capacity and 0.3% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 797th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1973, it is older than 71% of the 111 operating Colorado plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF COLORADO, runs 16 operating plants in Colorado totaling 5,892 MW. It shares Alamosa County with 4 other operating plants, including SAN LUIS VALLEY SOLAR RANCH and COGENTRIX OF ALAMOSA.

EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 53 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combustion turbine technology. Net generation was 10.6 GWh in 2024 (a 2.3% capacity factor). Its generators came online between 1973 and 1977.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is ALAMOSA (115 kV), about 2.4 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line owned by PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF COLORADO, about 2.4 miles away. Another 4 operating power plants totaling 92 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is SAN LUIS VALLEY SOLAR RANCH (35 MW, Solar).

Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant, substation and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology